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List of countries and dependencies by population density

Summary

This is a list of countries and dependencies ranked by population density, sorted by inhabitants per square kilometre or square mile. The list includes sovereign states and self-governing dependent territories based upon the ISO standard ISO 3166-1. The list also includes unrecognized but de facto independent countries. The figures in the table are based on areas including internal bodies of water such as bays, lakes, reservoirs and rivers. The list does not include entities not on ISO 3166-1, except for states with limited recognition. Thus constituent countries that are not included on ISO 3166-1, and other entities not on ISO 3166-1 like the European Union, are not included.

Population density (people per km2) by country

Unless otherwise noted, areas and populations are sourced from the United Nations World Population Prospects,[a] which uses the latest censuses and official figures, as well as figures from the Food and Agriculture Organization, an agency of the UN.[2] Data is current as of 2025.

List

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  • Links for each location go to the relevant demography page, when available.
  • Dependencies are shown with their parent states in parentheses.


List of countries and dependencies showing population densities, populations, and areas
Location Density Population Land area Ref.
/km2 /mi2 km2 mi2
 World 55 140 8,231,613,070 148,940,000 57,510,000 [b]
  Macau (China) 22,000 57,000 720,262 33 13
  Monaco 19,000 49,000 38,631 2.1 0.81
  Singapore 8,120 21,000 5,832,387 718 277
  Hong Kong (China) 7,062 18,290 7,414,910 1,050 410
  Gibraltar (UK) 5,800 15,000 39,329 6.8 2.6 [c]
  Bahrain 2,034 5,270 1,607,049 790 310
  Vatican City 1,800 4,700 882 0.49 0.19 [d]
  Maldives 1,759 4,560 527,799 300 120
  Malta 1,686 4,370 539,607 320 120
  Bangladesh 1,333 3,450 173,562,364 130,170 50,260
  Sint Maarten (NL) 1,275 3,300 43,351 34 13
  Bermuda (UK) 1,197 3,100 64,637 54 21
  Palestine 892 2,310 5,371,230 6,020 2,320 [e]
  Jersey (UK) 891 2,310 103,387 116 45 [10]
  Guernsey (UK) 867 2,250 67,642 78 30 [f]
  Barbados 657 1,700 282,468 430 170
  Taiwan 656 1,700 23,213,962 35,410 13,670
  Mauritius 637 1,650 1,271,169 1,997 771
  Aruba (NL) 600 1,600 108,066 180 69
  Nauru 597 1,550 11,947 20 7.7
  Rwanda 578 1,500 14,256,567 24,670 9,530
  Lebanon 568 1,470 5,805,962 10,230 3,950
  Saint Barthélemy (France) 563 1,460 11,258 20 7.7
  San Marino 560 1,500 33,581 60 23
  Burundi 547 1,420 14,047,786 25,680 9,920
  Netherlands 541 1,400 18,228,742 33,670 13,000
  South Korea 530 1,400 51,717,590 97,600 37,700
  Saint Martin (France) 523 1,350 26,129 50 19
  India 488 1,260 1,450,935,791 2,973,190 1,147,960
  Comoros 466 1,210 866,628 1,861 719
  Israel 434 1,120 9,387,021 21,640 8,360
  Haiti 427 1,110 11,772,557 27,560 10,640
  Curaçao (NL) 418 1,080 185,482 444 171
  Philippines 389 1,010 115,843,670 298,170 115,120
  Belgium 385 1,000 11,738,764 30,494 11,774
  Sri Lanka 373 970 23,103,565 61,860 23,880
  Puerto Rico (US) 366 950 3,242,204 8,870 3,420
  Grenada 345 890 117,208 340 130
  Japan 340 880 123,753,041 364,500 140,700
  Pakistan 326 840 251,269,164 770,880 297,640
  Vietnam 322 830 100,987,687 313,429 121,016
  Tuvalu 322 830 9,646 30 12
  Guam (US) 311 810 167,777 540 210
  Cayman Islands (UK) 310 800 74,458 240 93
  El Salvador 306 790 6,338,193 20,720 8,000
  Saint Lucia 295 760 179,744 610 240
  Trinidad and Tobago 294 760 1,507,782 5,130 1,980
  United Kingdom 286 740 69,138,192 241,930 93,410
  Seychelles 284 740 130,419 460 180
  Kuwait 277 720 4,934,508 17,820 6,880
  Gambia 273 710 2,759,988 10,120 3,910
  Qatar 265 690 3,048,423 11,490 4,440
  British Virgin Islands (UK) 263 680 39,471 150 58
  Jamaica 262 680 2,839,175 10,830 4,180
  Luxembourg 261 680 673,036 2,574.46 994.00
  Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 258 670 100,616 390 150
  Nigeria 255 660 232,679,478 910,770 351,650
  Tokelau (New Zealand) 251 650 2,507 10 3.9
  Uganda 249 640 50,015,093 200,520 77,420
  Liechtenstein 249 640 39,870 160 62
  São Tomé and Príncipe 245 630 235,537 960 370
  U.S. Virgin Islands (US) 243 630 84,905 350 140
  Germany 242 630 84,552,242 349,360 134,890
  Dominican Republic 237 610 11,427,557 48,198.02 18,609.36
  American Samoa (US) 234 610 46,765 200 77
  Malawi 230 600 21,655,286 94,280 36,400
  Switzerland 226 590 8,921,981 39,509.63 15,254.75
  North Korea 220 570 26,498,823 120,410 46,490
  Antigua and Barbuda 213 550 93,772 440 170
  Marshall Islands 209 540 37,548 180 69
  Nepal 207 540 29,651,055 143,350 55,350
  Italy 201 520 59,342,867 295,720 114,180
  Saint Kitts and Nevis 180 470 46,843 260 100
  Togo 175 450 9,515,236 54,390 21,000
  Andorra 174 450 81,938 470 180
  Guatemala 172 450 18,406,359 107,160 41,370
  Kiribati 166 430 134,518 810 310
  Anguilla (UK) 162 420 14,599 90 35
  Micronesia 162 420 113,161 700 270
  United Arab Emirates 155 400 11,027,129 71,020 27,420
  Kosovo 154 400 1,674,125 10,887 4,203 [g]
  Ghana 151 390 34,427,414 227,533 87,851
  China 151 390 1,419,321,278 9,388,210 3,624,810
  Indonesia 150 390 283,487,931 1,892,555.47 730,719.75
  Denmark 149 390 5,977,412 40,000 15,000
  Isle of Man 148 380 84,161 570 220
  Cyprus 147 380 1,358,282 9,240 3,570
  Tonga 145 380 104,176 720 280
  Thailand 140 360 71,668,011 510,890 197,260
  Czech Republic 139 360 10,735,859 77,171.73 29,796.17
  Syria 133 340 24,672,760 185,179.709 71,498.285
  Cape Verde 130 340 524,877 4,030 1,560
  Jordan 130 340 11,552,876 88,794 34,284
  Benin 128 330 14,462,724 112,760 43,540
  Poland 126 330 38,539,201 306,090 118,180
  Azerbaijan 125 320 10,336,578 82,650 31,910
  France 122 320 66,548,531 547,557 211,413 [h]
  Sierra Leone 120 310 8,642,023 72,180 27,870
  Egypt 117 300 116,538,258 995,450 384,350
  Ethiopia 117 300 132,059,768 1,128,571.4 435,743.9
  Slovakia 115 300 5,506,760 48,080 18,560
  Northern Cyprus 114 300 382,836 3,355 1,295 [i]
  Portugal 114 300 10,425,293 91,605.6 35,369.1
  Turkey 114 300 87,473,805 769,630 297,160
  Austria 111 290 9,120,813 82,520 31,860
  Malaysia 108 280 35,557,674 328,550 126,850
  Iraq 106 270 46,042,015 434,128 167,618
  Hungary 106 270 9,676,135 91,260 35,240
  Cuba 106 270 10,979,783 103,800 40,100
  Slovenia 105 270 2,118,697 20,136.4 7,774.7
  Armenia 104 270 2,973,841 28,470 10,990
  Albania 102 260 2,791,765 27,400 10,600
  Costa Rica 100 260 5,129,910 51,060 19,710
  Ivory Coast 100 260 31,934,230 318,000 123,000
  Cambodia 100 260 17,638,801 176,520 68,150
  Kenya 99 260 56,432,945 569,140 219,750
  Honduras 97 250 10,825,704 111,890 43,200
  Northern Mariana Islands (US) 96 250 44,278 460 180
  Senegal 96 250 18,501,985 192,530 74,340
  Spain 96 250 47,910,527 499,713.681 192,940.531
  Timor-Leste 94 240 1,400,638 14,870 5,740
  Moldova 92 240 3,034,961 32,890 12,700
  Dominica 88 230 66,205 750 290
  Transnistria 88 230 367,000 4,163 1,607 [j]
  Brunei 88 230 462,722 5,270 2,030
  Burkina Faso 86 220 23,548,781 273,600 105,600
  Morocco 85 220 38,081,173 446,300 172,300
  Myanmar 84 220 54,500,091 652,670 252,000
  Romania 83 210 19,015,088 230,080 88,830
  Uzbekistan 83 210 36,361,859 440,652 170,137
  French Polynesia (France) 81 210 281,807 3,471 1,340
  Wallis and Futuna (France) 81 210 11,278 140 54
  Serbia 80 210 6,736,216 84,090 32,470
  Tunisia 79 200 12,277,109 155,360 59,980
  Samoa 78 200 218,020 2,780 1,070
  Guinea-Bissau 78 200 2,201,352 28,120 10,860
  Greece 78 200 10,047,817 128,900 49,800
  Tanzania 77 200 68,560,157 885,800 342,000
  Lesotho 77 200 2,337,423 30,360 11,720
  Yemen 77 200 40,583,165 527,970 203,850
  Tajikistan 76 200 10,590,928 138,790 53,590
  Ireland 76 200 5,255,018 68,890 26,600
  Ecuador 73 190 18,135,478 248,360 95,890
  North Macedonia 72 190 1,823,009 25,220 9,740
  Eswatini 72 190 1,242,822 17,200 6,600
  Akrotiri and Dhekelia (UK) 72 190 18,195 254 98 [k]
  Croatia 69 180 3,875,325 55,960 21,610
  Equatorial Guinea 67 170 1,892,517 28,050 10,830
  Mexico 67 170 130,861,007 1,943,950 750,560
  Afghanistan 65 170 42,647,492 652,230 251,830
  Ukraine 65 170 37,860,222 579,400 223,700
  Bulgaria 62 160 6,757,689 108,560 41,920
  Bosnia and Herzegovina 62 160 3,164,253 51,200 19,800
  Cameroon 62 160 29,123,744 472,710 182,510
  Panama 61 160 4,515,577 74,180 28,640
  Norfolk Island (Australia) 61 160 2,188 36 14 [l]
  Guinea 60 160 14,754,786 245,720 94,870
  Liberia 58 150 5,612,817 96,320 37,190
  Nicaragua 57 150 6,916,140 120,340 46,460
  Cook Islands 57 150 13,729 240 93
  Iran 56 150 91,567,738 1,622,500 626,500
  Madagascar 55 140 31,964,956 581,800 224,600
  Georgia 55 140 3,807,670 69,490 26,830
  South Africa 53 140 64,007,187 1,213,090 468,380
  Fiji 51 130 928,784 18,270 7,050
  Djibouti 50 130 1,168,722 23,180 8,950
  Turks and Caicos Islands (UK) 49 130 46,535 950 370
  DR Congo 48 120 109,276,265 2,267,050 875,310
  Colombia 48 120 52,886,364 1,109,500 428,400
  Montenegro 47 120 638,479 13,450 5,190
  Lithuania 46 120 2,859,110 62,604 24,172
  Belarus 45 120 9,056,696 202,990 78,370
  Mozambique 44 110 34,631,766 786,380 303,620
  Montserrat (UK) 44 110 4,389 100 39
  Cocos (Keeling) Islands (Australia) 43 110 602 14 5.4 [m]
  Zimbabwe 43 110 16,634,373 386,850 149,360
  Faroe Islands (Denmark) 40 100 55,400 1,370 530
  Bahamas 40 100 401,283 10,010 3,860
  Palau 38 98 17,696 460 180
  United States 38 98 345,426,571 9,147,420 3,531,840
  Kyrgyzstan 37 96 7,186,009 191,800 74,100
  Somaliland 35 91 4,914,100 167,283 64,588 [n]
  Laos 34 88 7,769,819 230,800 89,100
  Venezuela 32 83 28,405,543 882,050 340,560
  Estonia 32 83 1,360,546 42,730 16,500
  Angola 30 78 37,885,850 1,246,700 481,400
  Somalia 30 78 19,009,151 627,340 242,220
  Latvia 30 78 1,871,872 62,230 24,030
  Solomon Islands 29 75 819,198 27,990 10,810
  Eritrea 29 75 3,535,603 121,040.829 46,734.125
  Zambia 29 75 21,314,956 743,390 287,020
  Abkhazia 28 73 244,000 8,665 3,346 [o]
  Sudan 27 70 50,448,963 1,868,000 721,000
  Vanuatu 27 70 327,778 12,190 4,710
  Peru 27 70 34,217,848 1,280,000 490,000
  Chile 27 70 19,764,772 743,532 287,079
  Sweden 26 67 10,606,999 407,280 157,250
  Brazil 25 65 211,998,574 8,358,140 3,227,100
  Saint Pierre and Miquelon (France) 24 62 5,628 230 89
  Papua New Guinea 23 60 10,576,502 452,860 174,850
  Niger 21 54 27,032,413 1,266,700 489,100
  Bhutan 21 54 791,525 38,140 14,730
  Mali 20 52 24,478,596 1,220,190 471,120
  New Zealand 20 52 5,213,944 263,310 101,660
  Åland (Finland) 20 52 30,237 1,583 611 [p]
  Algeria 20 52 46,814,308 2,381,741 919,595
  Uruguay 19 49 3,386,588 175,020 67,580
  South Sudan 19 49 11,943,409 631,930 243,990
  Congo 19 49 6,332,961 341,500 131,900
  Finland 18 47 5,617,311 303,947.7 117,354.9
  Belize 18 47 417,072 22,810 8,810
  Paraguay 17 44 6,929,153 396,012.042 152,901.104
  Oman 17 44 5,281,538 309,500 119,500
  Argentina 17 44 45,696,159 2,736,690 1,056,640
  Chad 16 41 20,299,123 1,259,200 486,200
  New Caledonia (France) 16 41 292,640 18,280 7,060
  Turkmenistan 16 41 7,494,499 469,930 181,440
  Saudi Arabia 16 41 33,962,757 2,149,690 830,000
  Norway 15 39 5,576,660 364,270 140,650
  South Ossetia 14 36 56,520 3,900 1,500 [q]
  Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha (UK) 13 34 5,238 390 150
  Christmas Island (Australia) 13 34 1,692 136 53 [r]
  Bolivia 11 28 12,413,315 1,083,300 418,300
  Gabon 9.9 26 2,538,952 257,670 99,490
  Russia 8.8 23 144,820,423 16,376,870 6,323,140
  Central African Republic 8.6 22 5,330,690 622,980 240,530
  Kazakhstan 7.6 20 20,592,571 2,699,700 1,042,400
  Niue 7.0 18 1,819 260 100
  Mauritania 5.0 13 5,169,396 1,030,700 398,000
  Canada 4.5 12 39,742,430 8,788,700 3,393,300
  Botswana 4.4 11 2,521,139 566,730 218,820
  Guyana 4.2 11 831,087 196,850 76,000
  Libya 4.2 11 7,381,023 1,759,540 679,360
  Suriname 4.0 10 634,431 160,507.61 61,972.33
  Iceland 3.9 10 393,396 100,830 38,930
  Namibia 3.7 9.6 3,030,131 823,290 317,870
  Australia 3.5 9.1 26,713,205 7,692,020 2,969,910
  Mongolia 2.2 5.7 3,475,540 1,557,506.789 601,356.733
  Western Sahara 2.2 5.7 590,506 266,000 103,000
  Pitcairn Islands (UK) 0.85 2.2 40 47 18 [s]
  Falkland Islands (UK) 0.29 0.75 3,471 12,170 4,700
  Greenland (Denmark) 0.14 0.36 55,840 410,450 158,480

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Notes

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  1. ^ See the Data Portal at the World Population Prospects site.[1]
  2. ^ Density is 60 km2 (143 mi2) when excluding Antarctica.
  3. ^ Land figure is official[3] while the CIA states zero water area.[4]
  4. ^ The De Agostini Atlas Calendar (in Italian) listed the area of Vatican City as 0.44 km2 (0.17 sq mi) in its 1930 edition[5] but corrected it to 0.49 km2 (0.19 sq mi) in its 1945–46 edition.[6] The figure of 0.44 km2 (0.17 sq mi) is still widely cited by many sources despite its inaccuracy. In 2018, there were 618 citizens regardless of residence, including 246 resident citizens.[7] In 2024, there were 882 residents regardless of citizenship.[7] The population density is calculated using the number of residents regardless of citizenship and the revised area of 0.49 km2 (0.19 sq mi).
  5. ^ While the Palestinian Authority is the recognized government for both the Gaza Strip and the West Bank, the Gaza Strip has been de-facto independent from it since 2007.
    The West Bank has a population density of 575/km2 (1,490/sq mi),[8] and the Gaza Strip 5,950/km2 (15,400/sq mi).[9]
  6. ^ Population estimate is from the CIA.[11] The Bailiwick of Guernsey comprises Guernsey proper (64,037),[12] Alderney (2,141)[13] and Sark (562).[14] The UN estimate of 63,544 may exclude the smaller islands.
  7. ^ Area data from CIA.[15]
  8. ^ Includes both metropolitan France and the Overseas regions.
  9. ^ Population is for 2022.[16] Area is stated by academic sources.[17]
  10. ^ Data from BBC News.[18]
  11. ^ Data from CIA.[19]
  12. ^ Population is from 2021.[20] Area is from CIA.[21]
  13. ^ Population is from 2021.[22] Area is official.[23]
  14. ^ Population estimate is from 2024.[24] Area is from BBC News.[25]
  15. ^ Data from BBC News.[26]
  16. ^ Population estimate is from 2023.[27] Land area is from The Nordic Council.[28]
  17. ^ Data from BBC News.[29]
  18. ^ Population is from 2021.[30] Area is official.[31]
  19. ^ Pitcairn's tourist site gives an undated figure of exactly 40 as of 2023,[32] while its official government site states the number is "around fifty".[33]

References

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  1. ^ "World Population Prospects". population.un.org. Retrieved 14 Jul 2023.
  2. ^ "FAOSTAT". fao.org. Retrieved 4 Mar 2025.
  3. ^ "Key indicators". gibraltar.gov.gi. Archived from the original on 6 March 2023. Retrieved 9 July 2023.
  4. ^ Cite error: The named reference ciastats was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  5. ^ Calendario atlante De Agostini (in Italian). Istituto geografico De Agostini.
  6. ^ Calendario atlante De Agostini (in Italian). Istituto geografico De Agostini.
  7. ^ a b "Population" (in Italian). Vatican City State. 31 December 2024.
  8. ^ "West Bank". CIA World Factbook. Retrieved 4 Mar 2025.
  9. ^ "Gaza Strip". CIA World Factbook. Retrieved 4 Mar 2025.
  10. ^ "Jersey". CIA World Factbook. Retrieved 4 Mar 2025.
  11. ^ CIA estimate "Guernsey". cia.gov. Retrieved 14 Jan 2023.
  12. ^ "Electronic Census; Latest Population, Employment and Earnings". gov.gg. 1 Sep 2023. Retrieved 14 Jan 2024.
  13. ^ "Facts & Figures". alderney.gov.gg. Retrieved 14 Jan 2024.
  14. ^ "Sark census puts population at 562". bbc.com. 15 Sep 2023. Retrieved 14 Jan 2024.
  15. ^ "Kosovo". CIA World Factbook. Retrieved 4 Mar 2025.
  16. ^ Muhammet İkbal Arslan (10 October 2022). "KKTC'nin nüfusu 382 bin 836 olarak hesaplandı" (in Turkish). Anadolu Agency.
  17. ^ Kliot; Mansfield (August 1997). "The political landscape of partition: The case of Cyprus". Political Geography. 16 (6): 495–521. doi:10.1016/S0962-6298(96)00020-0. Retrieved 16 January 2024.
  18. ^ "Transnistria profile". BBC News. 25 Oct 2024. Retrieved 4 Mar 2025.
  19. ^ "Akrotiri and Dhekelia". CIA World Factbook. Retrieved 4 Mar 2025.
  20. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Norfolk Island (Suburbs and Localities)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 7 July 2022.  
  21. ^ "Norfolk Island". CIA World Factbook. Retrieved 4 Mar 2025.
  22. ^ "2021 Census QuickStats: Cocos (Keeling) Islands". quickstats.censusdata.abs.gov.au.
  23. ^ "Shire of Cocos (Keeling) Islands". mycouncil.wa.gov.au. Retrieved 4 Mar 2025.
  24. ^ "Somaliland's population reaches 6.2 million". Horn Diplomat. 19 April 2024. Retrieved 20 April 2024.
  25. ^ "Somaliland profile". BBC News. 2 Jan 2024. Retrieved 4 Mar 2025.
  26. ^ "Abkhazia profile". BBC News. 19 Nov 2024. Retrieved 4 Mar 2025.
  27. ^ Åsub. "Population". asub.ax. Archived from the original on 15 November 2019. Retrieved 22 January 2024.
  28. ^ "About Åland". norden.org. Archived from the original on 1 March 2022. Retrieved 3 January 2024.
  29. ^ "South Ossetia profile". BBC News. 25 Oct 2024. Retrieved 4 Mar 2025.
  30. ^ "2021 Census: Christmas Island". Department of Infrastructure and Regional Development. Australian Government.
  31. ^ "Shire of Christmas Island". mycouncil.wa.gov.au. Retrieved 4 Mar 2025.
  32. ^ "Visit Pitcairn". visitpitcairn.pn. Retrieved 14 Jul 2023.
  33. ^ "Pitcairn Islands". government.pn. Retrieved 30 Nov 2023.

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